My Halfway Top Ten Books

It’s been such a solid year of reading so far, but thankfully, of the 80+ books I’ve read so far in 2019, I only gave 5-star ratings to 12! Picking my halfway top ten from that list wasn’t too terribly hard… these are all SUCH winners.

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How to Get Rid of Books (Both Read and Unread)

Getting rid of books is not easy, I know. (This is coming from a girl who has hundreds of unread book on her shelves, so clearly I haven’t mastered the whole “minimalism” thing yet…) But no matter how many books you prefer to keep, or how many you have room for, there comes a time for all of us where we realize we need to let some beloved books go…

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Colorful Book Recommendations // A RAD Reading Challenge

I knew it would be fun to get creative with the prompts for A RAD Reading Challenge and include “A book with a cover in your favorite color” as one of them. There are SO MANY beautiful and colorful book covers out there, but I wanted to share a rainbow of ideas to get you started.

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Currently // July 2019

A brief little look at life currently — what i’m reading, enjoying, finding, saving, and tasting this month!

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Dear Body...

Dear body… It’s been a rough season for us, hasn’t it? I haven’t loved you very well lately. I haven’t felt proud of you, haven’t felt good about you, haven’t really known how to address you or see you or appreciate you…

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What I Read in June

Ahhhh, sweet summertime. Wait, just kidding — this is my least favorite season by FAR. Thankfully, though, the days are longer and the extra sunlight motivates me to read even more than usual…

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Flight of Four: Summer Lovin'

There’s something about the summertime that seems to go SO WELL with steamier reads, am I right?! A good romance just works so well for a pool day or a beach trip. Here are four of my favorites!

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Children's' Book Recommendations // A RAD Reading Challenge

Kid’s books are awesome. I know I’m no longer a kid, but I think I appreciate their beauty and whimsy and meaning so much more now than I did when I was younger… and I LOVED books as a kid! It was a blast to compile a bunch of my favorite children’s books and even more that I want to get my hands on soon.

Currently // June 2019

A quick peek at life lately — all the things I’m currently picking, going, wishing, wearing, and celebrating!

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What I Read in May

This month was full of SO MUCH READING and so many fast, fun, kick-off to summer books, and lots of YA, and a few duds too… but it was SOLID. The stack of books got a little out of control by the end of the month, but that’s the best problem to have, am I right?! Here’s to even more reading this summer!

All the RAD ReadsRachel DawsonJune 1, 2019all the rad reads, book reviews, book review, monthly reviewsComment

RAD Summer Reads // 2019

I gathered up 30 of my favorite 4 and 5-star reads in a variety of genres to stack your summer reading shelves with the best books around. Happy summer reading, bookworms!

Prime Purchases: May 2019

Amazon Prime is a dangerous, wonderful thing. I have loved browsing blog posts lately of people’s Prime purchases, and thought it would be fun to occasionally share what I’ve bought and loved from the wild lands of the Amazon.

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on humility and hard work.

it’s not at all easy to open yourself up— to your own self-reflection, to God, to others. to let down your guard, to inch open the door, to break through the defenses, to let another person see you and speak to you and share with you… it takes work. real, hard work.

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What I Read in April

I did not read much at ALL this month. Even though I got through 8 books in total which doesn’t seem THAT far off from my goal of 10, many of this month’s reads were short ones (young adult, middle grade, and quick creativity books that were very fast reads!).

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Turning 27: Things I've Learned and Loved This Year

Today is my birthday (HEY HEY!) and like in year’s past, it’s a day that I love celebrating and love to prepare for by reflecting on the past 365 days.

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A Poem for Easter Weekend

As I have spent time reading throughout Scripture and listening to hymns and worship music this week, I felt moved to put pen to paper and reflect on the events we will celebrate this weekend.

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Currently // April 2019

I don’t have deep or thoughtful words to share today, but wanted to share a fun little listicle update with you all since I haven’t been around here much lately!

Lists + RoundupsRachel DawsonApril 12, 2019currentlyComment